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Looking back I marvel at what's happened since 2010. 10 years begun full-time in the US, shifting to part-time in 2014 to full-time in the UK 2017. Different highlights ping along the way. Being personal for a moment:
2011 publication of Preaching as Worship - wins a national award! Yippee!
2012 Aggressive Prostate Cancer with major surgery and good outcome. (Spotted by my US doctor in spite of no obvious symptoms and acted upon within weeks!) Truly, we are grateful - especially since our UK doctor (a very good friend) had identical cancer which was not spotted and died rapidly, aged 62. Also sold our happy Warrenville home to live in Wheaton and begin fixing-up our Cambridge home (not us personally!) Milo, our fifth grandchild born - fills the quiver.
2014 Formally finish as C.W. Koller of Preaching with a memorable farewell evening in our Conference Centre with blush-making speeches all round. It's wonderful to finish well and my seminary community made it happen! Now appointed an Emeritus Professor of Preaching. Also a Preaching Award from Lilly Foundation requires another book and part-time consultancy developing new courses for ministers. Join Histon Baptist Church, Cambridge - our new Christian family. Break my right ankle/leg by fainting in hospital - complex surgery needed.
2015 Our US family has 6 month sabbatical in Cambridge. Last older relative - John Davies- dies aged 91.
2017 US seminary relocates and my part-time consultancy comes to an end - a surprisingly good chapter to our lives. I suffer a minor stroke, mercifully at the bottom of the stairs.
2018 Make good recovery in time for a blissful GOLDEN WEDDING celebration. Our family came together in Jesus College for a glorious occasion that we shall never forget. This was the highlight of the decade.
2019 Again, illness blights with pneumonia and collapsed lung, followed by Lyme disease. Yet, the skills of the NHS and loving attention of Carol, accompanied by much prayer, have brought me through. Brought us through.
We both feel immense gratitude to God whose purposes have been working on through another decade in spite of us. What a life! Thank you Lord.
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4 comments:
Michael -you look SO healthy in your blog picture -or is that an old one?
We wish you and Carol a happy and much healthier New Year. Blessings on you.
John and Donna
Yes....I've been found out. I need to have an updated picture! Happy new year Brian.
And thanks John and Donna - may you know joy and health through 2020
Love the commentary and remember all that happened, some here, some there as if it were yesterday, with love from Bill and me.
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